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Name:  Christopher Lekapenos
Brief biography:  Eldest son and co-emperor of Romanos I Lekapenos.
Nationality:  Byzantine
Occupation:  Emperor
Period of rule:  921-931
Date of death:  931
Place of death:  Istanbul

Christopher was the eldest son of Romanos I Lekapenos, and was made co-emperor with his father, and brother-in-law Constantine VII, in 921. He died before his father in 931, and his daughter, Maria-Eirene, became empress of Bulgaria.

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Romanos I Lekapenos; Christopher Lekapenos; Constantine VII; Constantinople
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Romanos I Lekapenos; Christopher Lekapenos; Constantine VII; Constantinople
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Romanos I Lekapenos; Christopher Lekapenos; Constantinople
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